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    How is deleting locally-stored files on your home PC going to save water, when your hardware sips resources vs. any AI datacenter in existence?

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          Yeah they do, it has absolutely become the norm and has been for several years. It may not be the norm among Lemmy users, but general public absolutely do use cloud storage for especially pictures.

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          I’m not sure that’s true any more. Microsoft all but forces you to use OneDrive by default these days.

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          Most people only have a smartphone and maybe a tablet, and don’t have personal PC or laptop. Android and iOS automatically upload stuff to the cloud (at least photos).